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COMM 1500 EXAM 1 EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED
ANSWERS LATEST 2025 ALREADY GRADED A+
why do we communicate? - (answers)1) physical needs (basic and social needs)
(18-22 y/o most loneliness)
2) relational needs (marital status is predictor of life happiness)
3) identity needs (expresses cultural Identity, comparison to others, etc)
4) spiritual needs (values, morals, meaning of life, etc)
5) instrumental needs (everyday needs)
what is communication? - (answers)transactional (ongoing)
encodes a message
has different contexts
exists through channels (senses)
is done towards another communicator
decodes a message
leads to feedback
stigma - (answers)characteristics that discredit someone
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transactional model of communication - (answers)includes noise, context, fields
of experience, encoding and decoding by both the sender and receiver, who
communicate back and forth
encode - (answers)put ideas into language and culture
message - (answers)verbal/nonverbal elements of communication with meaning
decode - (answers)interpret a message
feedback - (answers)verbal/nonverbal response to a message
6 characteristics of communication - (answers)1) relies on multiple channels
2) passes through perceptual lenses
3) people give it its meaning
4) has literal meaning and implications
5) sends a message regardless of intention
6) governed by rules
channel-lean context - (answers)few channels, can lead to miscommunication
channel-rich context - (answers)many channels, fewer miscommunications
COMM 1500 EXAM 1 EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED
ANSWERS LATEST 2025 ALREADY GRADED A+
why do we communicate? - (answers)1) physical needs (basic and social needs)
(18-22 y/o most loneliness)
2) relational needs (marital status is predictor of life happiness)
3) identity needs (expresses cultural Identity, comparison to others, etc)
4) spiritual needs (values, morals, meaning of life, etc)
5) instrumental needs (everyday needs)
what is communication? - (answers)transactional (ongoing)
encodes a message
has different contexts
exists through channels (senses)
is done towards another communicator
decodes a message
leads to feedback
stigma - (answers)characteristics that discredit someone
, 2|Page
transactional model of communication - (answers)includes noise, context, fields
of experience, encoding and decoding by both the sender and receiver, who
communicate back and forth
encode - (answers)put ideas into language and culture
message - (answers)verbal/nonverbal elements of communication with meaning
decode - (answers)interpret a message
feedback - (answers)verbal/nonverbal response to a message
6 characteristics of communication - (answers)1) relies on multiple channels
2) passes through perceptual lenses
3) people give it its meaning
4) has literal meaning and implications
5) sends a message regardless of intention
6) governed by rules
channel-lean context - (answers)few channels, can lead to miscommunication
channel-rich context - (answers)many channels, fewer miscommunications
